George Sodeinde Sowemimo

George Sodeinde Sowemimo
Chief Justice of Nigeria (en) 1983 - 1985
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Ogun, 8 Nuwamba, 1920
ƙasa	Najeriya
Mutuwa	29 Nuwamba, 1997
Karatu
Makaranta	University of Bristol (en)
Sana'a
Sana'a	Lauya

Cif George Sodeinde Sowemimo, SAN, CON, CON, GCFR (8 Nuwamba 1920 – 29 Nuwamba 1997) wani lauyan Najeriya ne kuma tsohon Alkalin Alkalan Najeriya. Kafin zama alkalin kotun koli, ana tunawa da Sowemimo a matsayin alkali a tuhumar da ake masa na cin amanar kasa akan zargin State v Omisade da sauransu.

Aikin alƙalanci

An haifi Sowemimo a Zaria a ranar 8 ga Nuwamba 1920, ɗan Sofoluwe da Rebecca Sowemimo. Ya halarci Makarantar Holy Trinity, Kano, sannan ya wuce CMS Grammar School, Legas . Ya yi aiki a takaice da Hukumar Jiragen kasa ta Najeriya daga 1941 zuwa 1944. Ya samu digirin farko a fannin shari’a a Jami’ar Bristol a shekarar 1948 sannan kuma ya yi horo a Middle Temple na tsawon shekara daya kafin ya dawo Najeriya ya kafa kamfaninsa na lauya. An nada shi alkalin majistare ne a shekarar 1951 sannan ya zama Babban Majistare a shekarar 1956, sannan ya kai matsayin alkali a babbar kotun Legas a shekarar 1961. A shekarar 1972 aka nada shi alkalin kotun kolin Najeriya. Bayan shafe shekaru da dama yana aiki a sashin shari'a na Najeriya, an nada shi babban jojin Najeriya a shekarar 1983 domin ya gaji marigayi Justice Atanda Fatai Williams. Sowemimo ya yi ritaya a cikin 1985 bayan ya kai shekarun yin ritaya na doka na 65. Ya yanke hukuncin shari’ar Felony mai karfin cin amanar kasa da aka yi wa Cif Obafemi Awolowo da mukarrabansa su ashirin da shida (26).